Rousettus
E534145
Rousettus is a genus of Old World fruit bats known for their ability to use rudimentary echolocation and their role as important pollinators and seed dispersers in tropical ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rousettus canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm |
Afrotropical realm
ⓘ
Indomalayan realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Old World fruit bats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
forest regeneration
ⓘ
plant gene flow ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
nectarivorous ⓘ |
| echolocationMechanism | tongue clicks ⓘ |
| echolocationType | rudimentary echolocation ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
pollinator
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Pteropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1821 ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| isBat | true ⓘ |
| isMammal | true ⓘ |
| isVertebrate | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | powered flight ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Rousettus aegyptiacus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rousettus amplexicaudatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rousettus leschenaultii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pteropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| pollinationSyndrome | chiropterophily ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| roostType |
caves
ⓘ
tree hollows ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
echolocation
ⓘ
good vision ⓘ |
| subfamily | Rousettinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Rousettus aegyptiacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesEcholocation | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.